Tribunal declares Adeola duly elected for Ogun West, awards N500,000 cost against PDP candidate, Dada Adeleke

Bankole Taiwo

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Magistrate Court in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Thursday has affirmed the victory of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola as the duly elected Senator for Ogun West Senatorial District in the last February 25 National Assembly election.

Delivering its judgement in the Senatorial election Petition marked EPT/OG/Sen/2023 and filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Candidate, Chief Dada Ganiu Adeleke, Justice Kabir Gabo – led 3 -‘man panel dismissed Adeleke’s petition for “lacking in merit.”

The panel affirmed Senator Adeola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the validly elected Senator for Ogun West as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

It also held that two witnesses called by the petitioner failed to give valid evidence to substantiate the allegations of the election not complying with the electoral act, constitutional requirements and manual voting procedure.

The prayer of the petitioner that the victory of Senator Adeola be declared null, void and of no consequence, could not stand or be granted due to its unmeritoriousness according to the Tribunal.

The Tribunal also award N500k against the petitioner in favour of the respondent.